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In the year 2017
1,261 Notable deaths
Ana-Maria Avram
Romanian composer (1961-2017).
Born September 12th, 1961 in Bucharest.
Died August 1st, 2017 at 55 years old [ref]
Ryan McBride
Northern irish association football player (1989-2017).
Born December 15th, 1989 in Derry.
Died March 19th, 2017 at 27 years old in Derry. [ref]
Ian Stewart
Racecar driver.
Born July 15th, 1929 in Edinburgh. [ref]
Died March 19th, 2017 at 87 years old in Crieff. [ref]
Redha Malek
Algerian politician (1931–2017).
Born December 21st, 1931 in Batna.
Died July 29th, 2017 at 85 years old in Algiers. [ref]
Nicolae Lupescu
Romanian footballer (1940-2017).
Born December 17th, 1940 in Bucharest.
Died September 6th, 2017 at 76 years old in Bucharest (liver cancer). [ref]
Emmanuèle Bernheim
French writer and screenwriter (1955–2017).
Born December 13th, 1955 in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Died May 10th, 2017 at 61 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris (lung cancer). [ref]
Stefano Farina
Italian football referee (1962–2017).
Born September 19th, 1962 in Ovada.
Died May 23rd, 2017 at 54 years old in Genoa (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Marjorie Boulton
British writer.
Born May 7th, 1924 in Teddington.
Died August 30th, 2017 at 93 years old [ref]
William Steinkraus
American equestrian (1925–2017).
Born October 12th, 1925 in Cleveland.
Died November 29th, 2017 at 92 years old in Darien. [ref]
Niels Helveg Petersen
Danish politician (1939-2017).
Born January 17th, 1939 in Odense.
Died June 3rd, 2017 at 78 years old in Tullebølle Parish (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Deaths 881 to 890 of 1261
Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)